Renal insufficiency: implications for care of the medical-surgical patient
Chambers, J.K.
Medsurg Nursing Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 2(1): 33-40
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 1092-0811 PMID: 8319049 Document Number: 413166
Renal insufficiency is a common co-existing diagnosis in many hospitalized patients. Nurses are in a key position to identify these patients, many of whom have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or are elderly. Careful monitoring of renal function and risk factors may prevent the development of acute renal failure and/or the premature progression to end stage renal disease.